The Art of Video Games

Whether you’re a competitive gamer or someone who plays ‘Angry Birds’ on her phone, ‘The Art of Video Games’ at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is worth checking out. Visitors can play games like an Atari version of ‘Pac-Man,’ old school ‘Super Mario Bros.’ and PlayStation 3’s ‘Flower,’ while walking through an exhibit that shows why video games are more than just toys. Very cool — although you’ll have the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ theme song stuck in your head the rest of the day…

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